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In the West Virginia hills there must be ten thousand stills 

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And they found the biggest one outside of Blue Field 

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A little peaceful country town nothin' else for miles around 

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I saw whiskey run like water down through Blue Field 


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My trouble started on that Tuesday afternoon 

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The sheriff told me federal men will be here soon 

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He said we've come up with a plan to catch Blue Field's slickest man 

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And we will as sure as I'm the sheriff of Blue Field 


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On a Wednesday I had ninety jars to cap 

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Didn't think they'd had the time to set the trap 

       F               G7          C               Am 
In the brush I heard a sound and I swiftly hit the ground 

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One live shot might send ‘em runnin' back to Blue Field 


                                                Am 
Not a soul suspected me I was the sheriff's deputy 

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I'll make whiskey but God knows I'd never killed 

                                                      Am 
I didn't know he was that close when I let my shotgun go 

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But I found I killed my friend the sheriff of Blue Field 


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I recall how my mama and my girlfriend cried 

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When they left with me for Roanoke for the trial 

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It's my last night in this cell the last story I will tell 

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While I sit on death row dreamin' about Blue Field 

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Blue Field Blue Field oh Blue Field